An all-chocolate room was unveiled in Manhattan yesterday - a pre-Valentine's Day creation complete with furniture and artworks made of the sweet stuff.

Hanging in the "living room" was a painting built entirely of multi-coloured chocolate pieces inspired by Gustav Klimt's painting The Kiss.

You could actually sit on the plush sofa, which was chocolate-graced only on its sides, and the walls are made of chocolate.

There were a couple of "dont's" in the room: lighting the fireplace (with its chocolate logs and mantle) or the candles (all chocolate).

And instead of words, books opened to a mound of chocolates.

In addition, sinking into the easy chairs was discouraged - unless you wanted to rise with a chocolate-covered derriere.